1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:03,000 Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest. 2 00:00:03,279 --> 00:00:06,000 Speaker 2: People have been obsessed with Ryan Gosling's hilarious portrayal of 3 00:00:06,080 --> 00:00:08,680 Speaker 2: Ken and Barbie's Something. Director Greta Gerwig and vision long 4 00:00:08,720 --> 00:00:10,680 Speaker 2: before Ryan agreed to do the role. She tells the 5 00:00:10,720 --> 00:00:13,560 Speaker 2: SmartLess podcast, there are those actors you can sort of 6 00:00:13,600 --> 00:00:15,960 Speaker 2: feel that they know what's funny, and I always felt 7 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:17,560 Speaker 2: that about him, and I'm a big fan of all 8 00:00:17,560 --> 00:00:20,279 Speaker 2: of his SNL appearances. I always thought he was great 9 00:00:20,440 --> 00:00:22,919 Speaker 2: whenever he was on there. In fact, Greta was such 10 00:00:22,920 --> 00:00:25,440 Speaker 2: a fan she literally put Ryan in the Barbie screenplay, 11 00:00:25,560 --> 00:00:28,640 Speaker 2: adding we wrote his name into the script. Gosling's name 12 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:30,720 Speaker 2: was everywhere, so when we handed him the script, the 13 00:00:30,760 --> 00:00:33,840 Speaker 2: studio said, it's so wonderful that you know Ryan. Greta 14 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:35,839 Speaker 2: had to tell them she'd get to meet him, but 15 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:38,640 Speaker 2: her vision to include him certainly paid off. Barbie is 16 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:39,240 Speaker 2: in theaters. 17 00:00:39,680 --> 00:00:41,360 Speaker 1: That's Direct from Hollywood.